Word: pessimists
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Next would come Cabinetmaking, and the question was whether in naming one man or rebuffing another, Segni could hold his pledges together long enough to form a government. "By temperament I am a pessimist," said frail old Premier Designate Segni. "In this way I avoid disappointment when things go wrong...
...expensive to do so. This is expected to act as a slight restraint on expansion plans, thus keep U.S. industry from spreading itself too thin. The First National City Bank took a look at the two industries that have paced the boom, and warned: "One need not be a pessimist to see a decline ahead in automobile and steel output." At current production rates, said National City, automakers are turning out cars at a yearly rate of 9,000,000 units, almost 2,500,000 more than the most bullish estimate of 1955's production. As for steel...
...there was a lot more in old Indian Head. "There are a good many thousands of tons of proven ore in that mine," says Fred, "and the prospect of a lot more. I'm conservative, too. The AEC calls me the 'front-range pessimist' because I'm careful about the estimates." The AEC agreed. "Schwartzwalder has found one of the most significant hydrothermal-type deposits in the U.S.," said an official state ment...
Floyd Wilson, whose freshman team was undefeated last year, and who has replaced Norm Shepard as head coach, said yesterday. "I'm a pessimist all right, but I'll be very surprised if this team wins as many games as last year's." The Crimson had a 9-16 record...
...defeatist, no pessimist, he urges intellectuals to cultivate "the nerve of failure," to live with the possibility of disapproval and defeat. Neither in life nor in politics is this a formula for victory. But in both it may be a help in reducing numbness and restoring zest-which is the appropriate style of freedom...